Over 50,000 customers in Carolinas still without power while disaster declaration provides Florida with federal resources
Dozens of rescue missions have been “successfully completed” in“There’s still reports rolling in, but as of last night there were approximately 40 successful rescues made, including 29 by the Florida National Guard,” he told reporters in Tallahassee.
“Our fish and wildlife officers assisted with a medical evacuation yesterday, and they are conducting high-water and welfare checks.DeSantis also praised the response of authorities in dealing with Idalia and its aftermath.“Citizens responded very appropriately, and then to be here where you have a storm hitting close to 130mph, just under category 4, and not as of now have any reported fatalities, it’s probably something that most people would not have bet on four or five days ago.
Unofficially, three deaths are being linked to the storm, two motorists in Florida, and a man trying to clear a felled tree inDeSantis will tour the worst-affected areas today with Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency . “I’m here to see first-hand the impacts that the communities have had so we can determine what level of assistance, and what other programs we’ll need to bring in to help support those people that were in the storm’s path, and help them on the road to recovery,” Criswell told the press conference.
“We are going to make sure that we always have the resources here from the federal family to support the current efforts [and] ongoing recovery efforts that may be needed in these communities.”
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